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In this humorous children’s story, fourth‑grader Bernie Bridges faces a no‑pets policy at his boarding school. Determined to keep his beloved bulldog, Bernie concocts a plan to enroll the dog as a transfer student. The plot unfolds with school‑yard antics, contest challenges, and the chaos of trying to hide a walking pet in a dormitory that strictly forbids animals.
First publish date: 2005
Genre: Humorous Fiction/Comedy Fiction
Authors: Robert Lawrence Stine
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